Deb Haaland

Debra Haaland (2 December 1960-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-NM 1) from 3 January 2019, succeeding Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Biography
Debra Haaland was born in Winslow, Arizona in 1960 to a father of Norwegian descent and a Pueblo mother. She worked as a tribal administrator and as a Democratic activist before running for the US House of Representatives in 2018, running for Michelle Lujan Grisham's old seat (which was vacated after Lujan Grisham became Governor). She became the first Native American woman in the US Congress with her election.